Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-10

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Esvsa years SO. uhEEe Mr. Bssshsr
uss hzrzzssd Win the trial Of his Hfs,
an cd pi1ueer Baptist miszisnary. Rss-
@. O. ChandIsF, Of Fosasa Grove. On,
vas stricken with paralysis whils
prsaehinR e. Ths DaIles.
Dr.. Chandlsr kad spsnf several years
| IN Indianspolis Is passsr Of Tie Bsptist
Churoh Wills Henry ward sBssehex was
doing biz frsf wurk - . Prssbyterisn.
| ReeIinH desire 20 test the Amount 81
interess fsls By % b0sy and pspalaE .
preacher In tie scquninaauees Of bis
e Dr. ghAndier's life, wrote him
former ncQnaiuxaDoe. asking II he bad
panionahip, and referred 10 q Baptfsmai
ssassn e which Mra. Chandler had IN
fnrued me. Hardly expeeainQ an an
seer, vas surprised 20 Feeaivs prompaly
the following charagteFistio autograph
letter from Mr.. BsecheK, which / still
have - . souvenir Of his tender feeling,
sparkling humor snd genial soul:
ABROoKLxM. N. T., Jan. -, 1876.
@DKkR srR:-In reply 10 ysuF inqai
giea in letter Of DeoambeF 9, 1875, 1
w0uld say that I remember very veil
NE scene 10 which you allnds. Brother
Chandler and we're good frfeads, and
when, es tie fruit Of Q general revival.
there we're number Of persons from
the Mefhsdist, the Presbyterian and
Baptist churches 20 be immersed, it was
agreed that the esFvice sho9ld be
Joint one. Rsv. Mr. Good fMethodissl,
Chandler Baptist aud myself Then
PrssbyteEianl repaired to the bank Of
White river, on the south bsrdsr Of In
dianapoiis. Three thousand peeple
assembled. The day vas fne. The
western sun threw the shadow Of the
trees upon the water. It was agreed
ROod-natursdly thai, 80 Immersion
was distinotivsly q Baptist method
Of the ordinance, Brother Chandler
should tAka charge Of the general ser-
vice and 20 down With his candidates
first. (MEs. Chandler says il vas
changed and that Chandler baptized
last Accordingly be selected and
gave eui she hymn; il vas the vettsst
kind OF q Baptist hymn. Brother Good
and / had 70 wade through the hymn IS
best We could. and ~ one Of The deep
est stAnzas vas given out l say
Chandler looking smilingly cut OF one
corner Of his eve as me 20 see how
liked il. But | sang every word and 30
did Good.
whether Il vas my first experiences in
immersinR do not remember. Very
likely IL was. / know that il came neaF
being my last. / had q candidate |
named Foutz, q Pennsylvania Dutch |
man, who stood nearly seven feet high, |
aud when had gone ont VITA him until |
the water touched my aFmpits, be did |
not seem 10 me much more than knee |
deep, for much Of his length arose from !
the distance between the knee and ankle. |
He relieved me by proposing to "double |
up." and suiting the action to the word, |
be knelt down. and than the rest Of him |
vas quite manageable.
may add that en- returning to the |
shore there vas one man who wished 30 |
be baptized by affusion, and he knelt In |
the water and took cup and Poared /
the baptism. A mother then advanced /
and asked me TO baptize her babe, which |
I then and there sprinkled, 90 fhst IN |
that scene there was baptism by INNER
sion, by pouring. by sPFinkiing upon |
adult and upon infant subjects. By three I
pastors Of three different denomins
tioRs.
Bro. Chandler was much esteemed BY |
Christians Of all churches. Commend /
me to him with afeetionate rembem-
branees. Truly yours,
HKNRY WknD BEEcHKR.n
This letter, coming as it did from the
furnace Of Affection, yet from q man
busy and jet Popular, gave
me an impression Of the mans warm,
earnest spirit, which has ever led me TO
him, not by his erFatic and
theology, but By his true, ten
der emotion and Christiaa feeling.
ID. j. PIKRcB.
Seattle, W. T., March 9, 1887.